permaculture

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson <lakinroe@silcom.com>]

.Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Presents
August 22 & 23, 2004

Robina McCurdy
>From Tui Community, New Zealand

Facilitating Permaculture with and for Children Sunday Aug 22
(S.E.E.D. Workshop)

A one day workshop for teachers & educators will be held on Sunday Aug 22, 
10-4:30pm, with Robina McCurdy of the Institute of Earthcare Education 
Aotearoa (the indigenous Maori name for New Zealand), a non-profit 
charitable trust committed to the ethics and practices of 
sustainability.  The workshop will be held at the Community Environmental 
Council Gildea Resource Center, a five acre site with gardens and passive 
solar buildings,  in Santa Barbara, California.  Cost $75 ($60 if paid by 
Aug 8).

Please make checks for workshop out to:
SB Permaculture Network
312 E. Sola St, #1
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
DESCRIPTION OF 1DAY WORKSHOP IN SANTA BARBARA

FACILITATING PERMACULTURE WITH/FOR CHILDREN
- for school teachers and environmentally caring parents and resource
people.
This workshop is an introduction to the work of S.E.E.D. (Schools
Environmental Education & Development), an Earthcare Education Aotearoa
programme which Robina developed and piloted over seven years, that is now
established in South Africa and Brazil and influencing school programmes in
Australia and NZ. S.E.E.D. works in cooperation with teachers, students and
parents to create a practically applied integrated land-use design for the
school grounds as a comprehensive outdoor classroom. It combines the
following elements: community participation, culture (eg song, drama,
dance), environmental awareness, permaculture design, practical
implementation of the design by children, teachers and parents together.
S.E.E.D. recognizes schools as community resources and communities as school
resources, and the training incorporates strategies to strengthen this
relationship.
This workshop is a hands-on introduction for practical educators, in the
principles and some methods of the S.E.E.D. programme.
It will cover:
* permaculture education within your school¹s curriculum
* some methods of school community participation and decisionmaking
* site survey and permaculture design at each age group/class level
* some practical implementation with children eg gardens, playgrounds, water
features, nature conservation areas
* environmental & gardening clubs & after-school programmes* children¹s 
gardens and nature areas at home


Transforming Schools Through Permaculture, SLIDE SHOW Monday, August 23, at 
7pm, for a donation of $5.

An evening slide show program, Transforming Schools Through Permaculture, 
will also be held on Monday, August 23, at 7pm, for a donation of $5.  The 
evening lecture & slide show will be at the Santa Barbara Central Library, 
Faulkner Gallery.
TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS THROUGH PERMACULTURE -  Slide show & talk depicting 
the stages of S.E.E.D. (Schools Environmental Education & Development), 
which Robina began developing in New Zealand schools and later piloted as a 
fully fledged 'environmental education in action' programme in squatter 
settlements of Capetown, South Africa, funded by the Danish, British & NZ 
High Commissions.
Robina McCurdy is a state and Steiner trained primary school teacher, and 
has a Permaculture Diploma in Trusteeship, Media and Education, and 
qualifications in Seed Technology. For three decades Robina has been 
engaged in broadscale community development, and for the past 18 years in 
permaculture design and teaching, organic growing, the development of 
environmental education resources and the creation of participatory 
processes for decision making and collective action. She has taught and 
applied these powerful community-building methods with households, 
neighbourhoods, schools, farms, ecovillages and bioregions, in Aotearoa/New 
Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Brazil and USA. her website is 
www.planetorganic.org.nz

For more information, please contact the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network 
at sbpcnet@silcom.com, or (805) 962-2571. Website: www.sbpermaculture.org

Please make checks for workshop out to:
SB Permaculture Network
312 E. Sola St, #1
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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OTHER WORKSHOPS AND SLIDE SHOWS IN SOUTHERN CALIF FEATURING ROBINA McCURDY:

Robin McCurdy of the Tui Community and Institute of Earthcare Education 
Aotearoa New Zealand Workshops and Slides Shows in Southern California 
(www.planetorganic.org.nz)

Sat Aug 21 7pm San Luis Obispo Library TUI COMMUNITY in AOTEAROA/NEW 
ZEALAND Admission $5 sbpcnet@silcom.com
Monday Aug 23 7pm Santa Barbara Public Library 40 E Anapumu Transforming 
Schools Thru Permaculture donation $5 sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571

Tues Aug 24, 5pm. Dinner and Social Farmer and the Cook Restaurant 339 El 
Roblar Dr Meiners Oaks (near Ojai)805-640-9808 339 
http://www.farmerandcook.com/ Please RSVP and let The Farmer and The Cook 
you are coming for dinner


Tues Aug 24 8pm Ojai Slide Show Ecovillages & Sustainable Communities 
around the Planet Full Circle Farm, #10239.Hwy #150 near Ojai Foundation 
Upper Ojai Valley
Donation $5 (contact Onah 646-6480), bring outdoor chairs

Thurs., Aug. 26, 7:30 pm Los Angeles . COMMUNITY GLUE.Slide Show /Talk L.A. 
Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Place, Los Angeles 90004, 213/738-1254 Robina 
shares global examples of processes and activities which build healthy 
community and bind it together, followed by discussion. $10 (sliding scale ok)

Fri. Aug. 27, and Sat Aug. 28 Los Angeles 9:30 am - 5:30 pm "Creating a 
Culture of Abundance in Urban Ecovillages" $100 - $200 (sliding scale). 
Make check out to CRSP and send to 117 Bimini Place #221, Los Angeles CA 
90004 by August 23.
Co-Sponsoring organizations are L.A. Permaculture Guild (Contact: Joan 
Stevens <joaniebird007@yahoo.com>), CRSP/L.A. Eco-Village (Lois Arkin 
<crsp@igc.org>), Permaculture Institute of Southern California (Bill Roley 
<DrRoley@aol.com>)

Fri. Aug. 27 L.A. Eco-Village, Slide Show & Talk 7:30pm “Ecovillages & 
Sustainable Communities around the Planet”
Slides of ecovillages and communities throughout the world, their 
similarities, differences and common learnings. The presentation includes 
some of the processes Robina uses to build sustainable community and her 
participatory approach to permaculture land use design and development. 
Fee: $10 (sliding scale ok - incl. w/workshop fee)

SUN AUG 29, 9-4:30: Path to Freedom Urban Homestead, a sustainable living 
resource center, in Pasadena, CA. A one day workshop: Design in Partnership 
with Nature. Sliding scale: $135 - $45. Space is limited to 25-30 people 
for this event, so please reserve and send payment by August 19th. Contact: 
Anais Dervaes Email: dervaes@pathtofreedom.com Website: www.PathtoFreedom.com

Sun 29 Aug 7pm, Pasadena Slideshow: Permaculture Gardens Around the Planet 
,Sliding scale, $15 - $5). Contact: Anais Dervaes Email: 
dervaes@pathtofreedom.com

Tour organizers Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org 
sbpcnet@silcom.com



DESCRIPTION OF SLIDE SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS:

SLIDE SHOW SAN LUIS OBISPO -TUI COMMUNITY in AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND - slides 
of Robina’s home, Tui Community, a 20-year-old intentional community 
pioneering new forms of social organisation that bring spirit into 
practical aspects of life, including work, money, gardening and sexuality. 
The information presented in the slideshow, together with viewers' 
questions, offer an opportunity for a stimulating dialogue about community 
living. Tui Community is featured in the book 'Creating Harmony: Conflict 
Resolution in Community', published by Permanent Publications and Gaia Trust.

WORKSHOP SANTA BARBARA- S.E.E.D. is an Earthcare programme which Robina 
developed and piloted over seven years, that is now established in South 
Africa and Brazil and influencing school programmes in Australia and NZ. 
These workshops are trainings for practical educators in the principles and 
methods of Earthcare’s S.E.E.D. programme. They take place within a school 
setting, as we can immediately apply what we learn in a ‘hands on’ way with 
classes.
S.E.E.D. works in cooperation with teachers, students and parents to create 
a practically applied integrated land-use design for the school grounds as 
a comprehensive outdoor classroom It combines the following elements: 
community participation, culture (eg song, drama, dance), environmental 
awareness, permaculture design, practical implementation of the design by 
children, teachers and parents together. S.E.E.D. recognizes schools as 
community resources and communities as school resources, and the training 
incorporates strategies to strengthen this relationship.\

FACILITATING PERMACULTURE WITH/FOR CHILDREN
- for school teachers and environmentally caring parents and resource
people.
This workshop is an introduction to the work of S.E.E.D. (Schools
Environmental Education & Development), an Earthcare Education Aotearoa
programme which Robina developed and piloted over seven years, that is now
established in South Africa and Brazil and influencing school programmes in
Australia and NZ. S.E.E.D. works in cooperation with teachers, students and
parents to create a practically applied integrated land-use design for the
school grounds as a comprehensive outdoor classroom. It combines the
following elements: community participation, culture (eg song, drama,
dance), environmental awareness, permaculture design, practical
implementation of the design by children, teachers and parents together.
S.E.E.D. recognizes schools as community resources and communities as school
resources, and the training incorporates strategies to strengthen this
relationship.
This workshop is a hands-on introduction for practical educators, in the
principles and some methods of the S.E.E.D. programme.
It will cover:
* permaculture education within your school¹s curriculum
* some methods of school community participation and decisionmaking
* site survey and permaculture design at each age group/class level
* some practical implementation with children eg gardens, playgrounds, water
features, nature conservation areas
* environmental & gardening clubs & after-school programmes* children¹s 
gardens and nature areas at home


TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS THROUGH PERMACULTURE - slides depicting the stages of 
S.E.E.D. (Schools Environmental Education & Development), which Robina 
began developing in NZ schools and later piloted as a fully fledged 
'environmental education in action' programme in squatter settlements of 
Capetown, South Africa, funded by the Danish, British & NZ High Commissions.

SLIDE SHOW OJAI -ECOVILLAGES & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE PLANET - 
slides of ecovillages and communities throughout the world, their 
similarities, differences and common learnings. The presentation includes 
some of the processes Robina uses to build sustainable community and her 
participatory approach to permaculture landuse design and development.


SLIDE SHOW LA ECOVILLAGE -COMMUNITY GLUE' - global examples of processes 
and activities which build healthy community and bind it together, followed 
by some discussion.

WORKSHOP LA ECOVILLAGE - CREATING A CULTURE OF ABUNDANCE
The relationship between economic activity and human contribution. The 
workshop will be a sharing of attitudes, models, working examples, 
practical tools & techniques. The workshop may include, depending on the 
group's interest and focus: internal community labour systems, trading 
within the wider community, different economic approaches to 
ecovillage/intentional community membership, including rights, privileges 
and responsibilities, commercial businesses supporting community 
endeavours, creating an economic activity centre, LETS system, permaculture 
principles applied to economic development and staging for economic 
sustainability, economic indicators of sustainability, quality of life as 
an economic advantage.

WORKSHOP PATH OF FREEDOM, PASADENA -DESIGN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATURE - 
introduction to permaculture design principles, tools and process, and 
applying these to needs of the land, specifically to identify, enhance and 
create sacred spaces, restore areas in need of healing and balancing, and 
to protect and create wildlife habitat.


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Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
sbpcnet@silcom.com
www.sbpermaculture.org

"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order 
to grow." - Anonymous